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![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411488_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411449_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411440_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350219_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme sortie de l'ombre 3, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/728676_1_grid.jpg)
Femme sortie de l'ombre 3
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Marcelo 2, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/711678_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme sortie de l'ombre 3, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/711657_1_grid.jpg)
Femme sortie de l'ombre 3
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Femme sortie de l'ombre 2, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/707211_1_grid.jpg)
Femme sortie de l'ombre 2
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, L'arrogance, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/704526_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme sortie de l'ombre, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/703851_1_grid.jpg)
Femme sortie de l'ombre
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,349
![Painting, Couple, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/703755_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme en orange, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/703257_1_grid.jpg)
Femme en orange
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Portrait 6, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700317_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait 4, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait II, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/696027_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Girl of Tim Burton, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537376_1_grid.jpg)
Girl of Tim Burton
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Mademoiselle I, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/535520_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Deep Inside, Ewa Hauton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138055_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait B, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464468_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Theatrical Scene, Eugene Berman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355382_1_grid.jpg)
Theatrical Scene
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$559
![Painting, La maison rouge, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1287024_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Apparition #2, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204884_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bodhisattva mask, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175841_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mask in pinks and blue, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1175838_1_grid.jpg)
Mask in pinks and blue
Marc Prat
Painting - 130 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,244
![Painting, Méditation P 2, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1066317_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Personnage en colère, Georges Bru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/37135_1_grid.jpg)
Personnage en colère
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 9.1 inch
$1,230
![Fine Art Drawings, Perspective d'animal, Georges Bru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36023_1_grid.jpg)
Perspective d'animal
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$1,678
![Fine Art Drawings, Acrobat, Georges Bru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/36012_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête V, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête Z, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141320_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête Z, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137908_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tête 2, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2069436_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Verlaine, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1807227_1_grid.jpg)
Verlaine
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$17,895
![Fine Art Drawings, Rimbaud, Regards, étude n°16, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1807224_1_grid.jpg)
Rimbaud, Regards, étude n°16
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 inch
$15,658
![Painting, 6:22pm – Beirut Explosion, August 4, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1766028_1_grid.jpg)
6:22pm – Beirut Explosion, August 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 120 x 180 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,680
![Fine Art Drawings, Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1341507_1_grid.jpg)
Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$20,132
![Painting, Furn El Chebbak, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197261_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Achrafieh – Karm El Zeytoun, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197255_1_grid.jpg)
Achrafieh – Karm El Zeytoun
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$1,320
![Painting, Empty Drinks, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197243_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Still Life, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197219_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trapped inside, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197216_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1121850_1_grid.jpg)
Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes
Alice Laverty
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
![Painting, Interior II, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054218_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Interior I, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054215_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ramlet Al Baida, Dzovig Arnelian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054197_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Libeccio, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1045344_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Toro study, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/959727_1_grid.jpg)
Toro study
Marc Prat
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$872
![Print, Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite), Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174925_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage à Dora Maar 1,2,3,4,5 (Complete suite)
Antonio Saura
Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$13,422
![Painting, Vanité tatouée - bleue, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160284_1_grid.jpg)
Vanité tatouée - bleue
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
![Painting, Selo-A, Ivan Tzonev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1607190_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Brave, Sancko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1103001_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, The Reader, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/996462_1_grid.jpg)
The Reader
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$380
![Sculpture, Coeur, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/887703_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tondo II, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/648138_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tondo I, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/648132_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mains IV, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/604707_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Yellow and blue, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180635_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Green and Red, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180632_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Golden Character, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180630_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vertical Red 2, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180628_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vertical red, Carlos Mendez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180608_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Abierta 4, Antonio Saura](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166551_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Arno, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coeur à l'envers, Cécile Desserle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1451898_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Nice-Le Cap 2, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1327650_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Trois corbeaux, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700347_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Nexus papel III, Marc Prat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/44468_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172844_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ronaldo, Marin Marcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172830_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blood Rain, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910586_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Installation 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1583451_1_grid.jpg)
Installation 2
Sarkis Sislian
Sculpture - 60.5 x 60.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 23.8 x 23.8 x 6.7 inch
$3,480
![Fine Art Drawings, Pensif, Erdna André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560000_1_grid.jpg)
Pensif
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$559
![Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504302_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mamadou, Clement Garnung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1475520_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil 2, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1472226_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil 1, Sarkis Sislian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462605_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Forêt, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700362_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Corbeau 20, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700356_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Loup 8, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700344_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Loup 6, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700341_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Loup 2, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/700329_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Nature, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/696069_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur Chien 4, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monsieur chat 5, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537385_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tu me crois ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je pense à toi, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537379_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je te vois pas, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537361_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Alors, que pense-tu ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537358_1_grid.jpg)
Alors, que pense-tu ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Oui, j'ai peur, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537355_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je suis la meilleure, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537352_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis la meilleure
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Eh, je ne suis pas belle ?, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537346_1_grid.jpg)
Eh, je ne suis pas belle ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Je suis Monsieur Lapin, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537343_1_grid.jpg)
Je suis Monsieur Lapin
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
![Painting, Je ne suis pas content, Ghislaine Ferreira](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537340_1_grid.jpg)
Je ne suis pas content
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$447
Somber Portrait Painters
Sadness, melancholy and gloom have found an outlet in artists throughout history and in the depiction of figurative art. Through artists, humanity and their emotional and physical states are portrayed to be viewed and related to. The instant recognition of such a grave subject also plagues human history itself, thus carving out its own rightful spot amongst the history of art movements. In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting L'Absinthe, where viewers see a portrait of a young woman solemnly contemplating her situation, disengaged from their gaze, her surroundings, maybe even from herself.
Dark hues and colors define somber portrait painting and can highlight the cause of such sadness, whether that be the subject's emotional state or a greater rendering of the world's expanse and the human existence within it. Existential or not, the traits of somber artwork can be found in our own collection of portraits on Artsper. The portraiture work of Nicolas Fropo de Habart works the body in all its dimensions to create an absolute feeling of vastness while Antoine Stevens also depicts wandering souls in his dimmed portraiture. But given the nature of humanity, somber depictions of the figure are not entirely unexpected…